[quote name='Tsel']I think I'm finally going to upgrade my HDD, but I have some questions. Will I lose my phantom accounts? And what kind of HDD should I look for, specs wise? Thanks guys.[/QUOTE]
[quote name='breakfuss']I'm thinking of doing the same. I read (in this thread, actually) that if you do a backup, and simply restore the games to another HDD, you won't lose the phantoms. I could be mistaken, though. Would appreciate if anyone could clarify![/QUOTE]
[quote name='TigerLust']I had upgraded my old phat from 40GB to 500GB (with 7200 rpm as well). When the phat died, I moved the drive into my slim just over a year ago, and at that point had to reactivate (as it was a new console). The new drive should keep your phantoms so long as you keep the same console. It doesn't matter if you are upgrading a phat/slim/etc. What matters is you need to use the backup/restore by going here on your XMB: Settings > System Settings > Backup Utility > Back Up.[/QUOTE]
[quote name='ravenbear']I upgraded my HD, did a backup of HD with phantoms and a system restore. Phantoms were lost in transfer.[/QUOTE]
The phantoms will only transfer on a model that has a 256MB NAND inside; otherwise you will lose them. I'm going to re-post the list I posted earlier:
[quote name='Derfel']
Chart:
FAT NAND SIZE
CECHA = 256MB
CECHB = 256MB
CECHC = 256MB
CECHE = 256MB
CECHG = 256MB
CECHH = 16MB
CECHJ = 16MB
CECHK = 16MB
CECHL = 16MB
CECHM = 16MB
CECHP = 16MB
CECHQ = 16MB
SLIM NAND SIZE
CECH-20..A = 16MB
CECH-20..B = 16MB
CECH-21..A = 16MB
CECH-21..B = 16MB
CECH-250.A = 16MB
CECH-250.B = 16MB
CECH-250.A = 16MB
CECH-250.B = 16MB
CECH-251.A = 16MB
CECH-251.B = 16MB[/QUOTE]